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Oral cryptococcosis: case report of salivary gland involvement in an AIDS patient
Author(s) -
Monteil R. A.,
Hofman P.,
Michiels J. F.,
Loubière R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1997.tb00011.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , cryptococcus neoformans , autopsy , salivary gland , pathology , medicine , mycosis , saliva , staining , salivary gland diseases , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Salivary cryptococcosis was disclosed al autopsy in an AIDS patient with disseminated C. neoformans infection. H & E staining was not suitable to demonstrate the occurrence of C. neoformans in many tisues: Alcian blue gave the best results.